Weather

How often do we hear the weather spoken of not merely anthropomorphically but even in moral terms! There is “good” and “bad” weather, of course. But “bad” weather, such as storms, are even nasty, wicked, punishing, and they strike with a vengeance. Fewer sunny or balmy days are given such moral characterizations, however. No gentle, kind, or humble days. The psalm says, “This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad.” It doesn’t matter what the weather is today. We are alive, we breathe. The stars and trees and birds are yet with us. Let us rejoice and be glad!